I’m a MOPAR guy, have been ever since my dad pulled up in HEMI Orange Dodge Challenger back when I was all of 9. The sound of that 426 still haunts me…
Fast Forward to 2008 and the SRT guy’s are at it again. This time they unleash their Street and Racing Technology mantra to the Jeep Grand Cherokee? Yes, they did. Just that. This is my second SRT8 vehicle. I had an 07 Charger SRT8 and I’ve also had the pleasure of driving a Maggie and a 300 SRT and I must say the Jeep trumps them all.
Not the fastest of the SRT Line up, but definitely the quickest. We’re talking a blazing 0-60 in a mind boggling 4.8 seconds stock. That AWD drive and different gearing ratios compared to the other SRT’s make this 4,819 lbs truck do more than just turn eyes. Yeah, she burns through gas at a horrendous 10 MPG but she also gets me there in style. Blistering loud style.
I could rave about the racing seats, fiber carbon accents, the MyGig Hard Disc, DVD player, BOSE system, back up camera yadda yadda yadda, but these things are not what makes this truck special. It’s the fact that it’s the most fun you will ever have driving anything that can be considered an SUV loaded with a stroller, car seats or a beach cruiser.
Who cares that I have two speeding tickets. Something to be said when your foot commands 420 horses and 425 lbs. of torque. That M3 won’t know what hit him. Guy in the Southern California Corvette? Yeah, he won’t know that what just launched past him was in fact, just a Jeep. Orange County Saleen Mustang? I won’t even waste my gas…
At the end of the day I thank God for all you Coachella Valley Toyota Prius owners out there. It’s because of you that I can drive this demon child from hell at downright illicit, immoral speeds. Yeah, she’s that bad.
Jeep, no longer just Drag Rated, we’re now officially Track Rated as well.
By Dave Herrera